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West Indies tour of England 2024

Joe Root scored 291 runs in three-Test series against West Indies that helped him to regain the top position in the ICC Test batter rankings.

Joe Root celebrates his half-century against West Indies (Getty Images)

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ICC Test rankings: Joe Root becomes no.1 Test batter, dethrones this Fab 4 member; Babar Azam, Rohit Sharma, Steve Smith rise too

England captain Ben Stokes geared up for The Hundred with a record-breaking 24-ball fifty in the run chase of third Test against West Indies.

Ben Stokes plays an aggressive shot against West Indies on Day 3 of third Test (Getty Images)

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Ben Stokes breaks Ian Botham's 43-year-old record with 24-ball fifty against West Indies as opener, says 'Pretty cool to go past Beefy'

Ben Stokes-led England hammered West Indies by 10 wickets in the third Test on July 28. With this England whitewashed the three-match Test series.

England's Mark Wood (centre) celebrates with his team mates after taking his fifth wicket of the innings during Day 3 of the 3rd Test between England against West Indies on July 28. (Getty)

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ENG vs WI: Mark Wood packs punch as England sweep series with 10-wicket victory over West Indies in third Test

England rode on Jamie Smith's 95 and Joe Root's 87 to seize control of the third Test against West Indies on Day 2. West Indies are reeling at 33/2 in their second innings and are trailing by 61 runs

England's Jamie Smith (L) and Chris Woakes touch gloves in their batting partnership during Day 2 of the 3rd Test against West Indies at Edgbaston on July 27. (Getty)

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ENG vs WI: Jamie Smith's 95, Joe Root's 87 power England to commanding position on Day 2 of 3rd Test against West Indies

West Indies pegged back England and left them reeling at 38/3 after the end of Day 1's play in the third Test against West Indies. West Indies were limited to 282 in their first innings.

England's Mark Wood walks after being caught out by West Indies' Jason Holder (not pictured) during Day 1 of the 3rd Test at Edgbaston. (Getty)

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ENG vs WI, 3rd Test: West Indies leave England reeling at 38/3 after Atkinson, Woakes' combined 7-fer limits visitors to 282 on Day 1

ICC Test batter rankings: Young Harry Brook was rewarded for his 109-run knock against West Indies whereas Joe Root closed the gap between him and top-ranked Kane Williamson further.

Harry Brook celebrates his fifty; Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in action (Getty Images)

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Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill slip in ICC Test batter rankings, Harry Brook leaves Babar Azam behind to claim 3rd spot

Joe Root will become the seventh batter in the world to complete 12000 runs in Test cricket if he manages to hit 60 runs in the third Test against West Indies.

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Joe Root just 60 runs away from scripting history in ENG vs WI 3rd Test, will become fastest English batter with this elite record

Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels that a 33-year-old Joe Root can score nearly 4,000 more runs in Test cricket and leave Sachin Tendulkar behind.

Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar celebrate their respective Test centuries (Getty Images)

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'He really could overtake Sachin Tendulkar': Former England captain believes Joe Root can break record for most Test runs

Joe Root has become the fastest England batter to complete 32 Test tons. He has equaled the tally with Kane Williamson and Steve Smith for most Test tons by Fab-4 batter.

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Joe Root equals Steve Smith, Kane Williamson in Test centuries tally, Virat Kohli left behind in fab four

Windies batter Kavem Hodge recalled his hilarious response on facing Mark Wood's brutal pace in the second Test against England at Trent Bridge.

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'I have a wife and kids at home': Kavem Hodge recalls hilarious reaction on facing Mark Wood's 'brutal' pace

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MS Dhoni talked about how his relationship with Virat Kohli has evolved over the years. However, he refused to disclose the text message he sent to Kohli three years ago.

MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli will be up against each other on March 28.

Dhoni wants youngsters to feel that they can tell him anything and it will remain confidential.

Dhoni revealed that he has always given Kohli honest opinions. 

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'I will talk about the relationship, not the message': MS Dhoni explains why he will never reveal contents of his text sent to Virat Kohli

Ishan Kishan revealed that he got clarity of role at Sunrisers Hyderabad and a license to attack whenever he feels the ball is there to hit.

Ishan Kishan scored the third-fastest century for SRH.

Kishan remained unbeaten for 106 off 47 balls.

Kishan helped SRH post 286 runs on the board.

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'How dysfunctional that Mumbai setup was last year': Former New Zealand pacer's scathing remark after Ishan Kishan's maiden IPL ton on SRH debut

Ishan Kishan reveals that he called up Abhishek Sharma after getting picked in the mega auction and asked if he needs to attack from ball one.

SRH missed breaking their own record of highest IPL total by just 2 runs.

On his SRH debut, Ishan Kishan scored the third-fastest century for the franchise.

Kishan remained unbeaten for 106 off 47 balls against Rajasthan Royals.

'Someone can in the middle with a water bottle and said we need to cross 287. I was like...': Ishan Kishan reveals message from dugout to break IPL's highest total record

DC vs LSG: Lucknow Super Giants may have to bank of their spinners and young inexperienced pacers in the absence of pace trio. 

Mayank Yadav's return has been further delayed due to toe injury.

LSG head coach Justin Langer hopes Mayank returns later in the tournament.

Langer said that he watches videos of Mayank bowling everyday at the CoE.

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'He kicked his toe on the bed, got an infection': LSG head coach Justin Langer reveals another injury setback for star pacer on road to recovery

CSK vs MI: With four runs needed off the last over, Rachin Ravindra decided to finish the run chase with a six with MS Dhoni on the non-striker's end.

MS Dhoni played two dot balls in the penultimate over.

Dhoni walked out to bat at no.8 after Ravindra Jadeja was run out.

Rachin Ravindra finished the match with a six. 

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in the IPL 2025 opener clash at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Phil Salt smashed a century in his debut match for RCB. Here are the players who smashed fifty-plus scores on their RCB debut. 


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Sunrisers Hyderabad created history by scoring 286 runs against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League 2025 opener clash. 

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West Indies tour of England, 2024

West Indies tour of England

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10 Jul - 30 Jul

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